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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Fantasy

Release Date :

July 14, 2010

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Jon Turteltaub

Starring :

Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Monica Bellucci, Teresa Palmer, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell, Ethan Peck

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..this is still a Mickey Mouse action movie..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
1 of 4

“..The Sorcerer's Apprentice should be rated U for Untouched by Human Hands..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
Review rate : B-

“..The Sorcerer's Apprentice is too long, and it's ersatz magic, but at least it casts an ersatz spell..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4

“..The Sorcerer's Apprentice is really just a pumpkin..”
by Jennie Punter [Globe and Mail]
2 of 4

“..sadly, the real commodity missing from this sorcerer's tale is a sense of magic..”
by Bruce Demara [Toronto Star]
“..No magic..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
Review rate : B+

“..It's some kind of magic..”
by Luke Y. Thompson [E! Online]
2 of 4

“..it isn't so much bad..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 4

“..It has a good combination of thrills and laughs..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
2.5 of 5

“..Funny..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
Review rate : C

“..another summer effects extravaganza that fails to replace charm with CGI..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 4

“..a predictable story from the Disney studio..”
by Joe Holleman [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..A noisy..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
2 of 4

“..a hearty helping of movie comfort food..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
3 of 5

“..a frenetic, overstuffed but imaginative fantasy..”
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
2 of 4

“..a flavorless family-friendly action-adventure..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
0.5 of 4

“..a clunky, noisy contraption..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

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